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Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

As a profession, nurse anesthesia is at a tipping point. While recent federal legislation and changes to the U.S. Medicare program have expanded opportunities for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to provide care to more patients and receive reimbursement for their services, many states still restrict their scope of practice and limit their pay.

29 May 2014

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

Mass killers like Elliot Rodger teach society all the wrong lessons about the connection between violence, mental illness and guns - and what we should do about it.

29 May 2014

Mylan launches generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Malarone Tablets

Mylan Inc. today announced that it has launched Atovaquone and Proguanil Hydrochloride Tablets, 62.5 mg/25 mg and 250 mg/100 mg, the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Malarone® Tablets.

29 May 2014

State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

A selection of health policy stories from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, and Wyoming.

29 May 2014

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general's report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

29 May 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Nothing stops companies from canceling their health plans, as long as they pay the relevant taxes and penalties, KHN reports.

29 May 2014

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Health psychology experts from Atlantis Healthcare, a global company specializing in patient adherence solutions, have published a review supporting an innovative psychology-based model for understanding treatment non-adherence and designing behavior change interventions to improve adherence.

29 May 2014

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

On 28th May, 2014, Synexus officially opened a new state of the art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany.

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AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

AMSURG Corp. and Sheridan Healthcare, a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman, LLC, today announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which AMSURG will acquire Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.35 billion.

29 May 2014

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

News outlets cover how companies are puzzling through the increasing costs of health care. Insurers are changing how they pay for cancer care, aiming to blunt soaring costs and push oncologists to adhere to standardized treatment guidelines.

29 May 2014

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

Michelle Obama turned uncharacteristically political on Tuesday, pushing back against a measure pending in the Republican-controlled House that would let some schools opt out of federal dietary standards for school lunches.

29 May 2014

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

Dems are taking a "more assertive stance" as Republicans are attempting to nuance their attacks as they move past primaries and into the mid-term election.

29 May 2014

New program encourages young people in Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices

Loyola University Health System was excited to be a part of the first annual Turn Up Your Health Youth Wellness Challenge, which encouraged young people in the Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices.

29 May 2014

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

Some states have saved money by shifting veterans to the federally funded VA health system.

29 May 2014

New program appears to be effective in reducing risk of lymphedema in breast cancer survivors

Viewed as one of the most unfortunate outcomes of breast cancer treatment, lymphedema is characterized by an accumulation of lymph fluid in the interstitial spaces of the affected limb, leading to chronic ipsilateral limb swelling causing psychosocial distress and physical challenges for patients.

29 May 2014

UK opens criminal inquiry into Glaxosmithkline business practices

The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said late Tuesday that the Serious Fraud Office of Britain had opened a formal criminal investigation into its "commercial practices." Neither GlaxoSmithKline nor the fraud office provided further details about what practices were being investigated. .

29 May 2014

Researchers find link between aging and chemicals in environment

Why are some 75-year-olds downright spry while others can barely get around? Part of the explanation, say researchers writing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Molecular Medicine on May 28, is differences from one person to the next in exposure to harmful substances in the environment, chemicals such as benzene, cigarette smoke, and even stress.

29 May 2014

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Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

Mylan launches generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Malarone Tablets

State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

AMSURG acquires Sheridan Healthcare in cash and stock transaction valued at $2.35 billion

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

New program encourages young people in Maywood community to make healthy lifestyle choices

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

New program appears to be effective in reducing risk of lymphedema in breast cancer survivors

UK opens criminal inquiry into Glaxosmithkline business practices

Researchers find link between aging and chemicals in environment

5 super foods for attaining summer glow

Memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought, say researchers

Shooting spree renews mental health, firearms debates

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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